How to Make Delicious Beef and Cheese Empanadas

How to Make Delicious Beef and Cheese Empanadas Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Beef and Cheese Empanadas. It can be so discouraging to take a bite of a freshly baked empanada and instead of sheer delight your first reaction is…Wait, what happened? They look good, they smell good, but why are they so dense and tough? It turns out that pastry dough is a finicky bird.

This Easy Beef Empanadas Recipe is the perfect appetizer loaded with ground beef, melted cheese, and seasoned to perfection with homemade taco seasoning.

The dish comes together quickly using Goya empanadas wrappers.

This South American and Puerto Rican dish is perfect for any gathering.

You can cook Beef and Cheese Empanadas using 27 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Beef and Cheese Empanadas

1. Prepare of EMPANADA FILLING.

2. Prepare 1 lb of lean ground beef.

3. Prepare 1 tbsp of chili powder.

4. You need 1 tsp of ground cumin.

5. Prepare 1/2 tsp of salt.

6. You need 1/4 tsp of black pepper.

7. Prepare 1/4 tsp of red pepper flakes.

8. You need 1 tsp of chopped parsley.

9. You need 1 of poblano pepper, chopped.

10. You need 1 of red bell pepper, chopped.

11. It’s 1 of medium onion, chopped.

12. Prepare 3 of cloves of garlic, minced.

13. You need 4 oz of button mushrooms, chopped.

14. It’s 1 of 10 ounce can Rotel tomatos,with mild chilis.

15. You need 1 tsp of honey.

16. You need 1 of large egg, beaten.

17. You need 1 tbsp of cream, heavy, light or half and half.

18. You need 1/4 cup of grated romano cheese.

19. Prepare 1 1/2 cup of shredded sharp cheddar cheese, or your favorite cheese.

20. You need 1 tsp of olive oil.

21. You need of EMPANADAS WRAPPERS.

22. Prepare 20 of thawed frozen empanada pastry rounds, I used Goza brand or homemade.

23. Prepare 1 of egg wash, which is 1 large egg beaten with 1 teaspoon water.

24. You need 2 tbsp of grated romano cheese.

25. You need 1 tsp of granulated garlic or garlic powder.

26. Prepare of FOR SERVING, AS A DIPPING SAUCE.

27. It’s 1 of recipe Chipotle Ranch dipping sauce. Recipe attached in directions.

Today I am making homemade beef empanadas with from scratch dough.

You can also use store bought empanada dough to make this an easy recipe.

This beef and cheese empanada recipe is just as good baked or fried, and you don't have to change ANY ingredients.

And so, I decided to revive the empanada, not just because it's the Hotpocket's way cooler cousin, but because we could all use a little bit of shameless gooey cheese and beef time.

Beef and Cheese Empanadas step by step

1. Combine the ground beef with chili powder, cumin, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes and parsley..

2. Chop all vegetables..

3. In a large skillet , heat oil, add seasoned ground beef and brown..Add all.chopped vegetables and cook until.vegetables are tender about 10 minutes. Add tomatoes with all juices, cream and honey. Cook until well blended and not much liquid remains, about 5 minutes. Add beaten egg and mix in thoroughly..

4. Off heat add cheddar and romano cheese, mix in and cool filling completely. This can be made and refrigerated up to 2 days before filling pastry..

5. FILL EMPANADA PASTRY CIRCLES.

6. Lay pastry flat on work surface, brush inside edges with egg wash..

7. Put a heaping tablespoon filling in the center of pastry..

8. .lift pastry over to Completely enclose filling. Press all edges to seal..

9. With the tines of a fork press to completely seal in filling..

10. Brush empanada with egg wash.

11. With a quick stab poke the tines of a fork in top of empanada for venting.In a small bowl mix the romano and granulated garlic, sprinkle evenly on tops of empanadas.

12. Preheat oven to 375. Line baking sheets with parchment paper..

13. Place empanadas about 2 inches apart on prepared sheet. Bake 18 to 23 minutes until puffed and golden brown..

14. Serve with Chipotle Ranch Dip/ Sauce recipe attached bellow

https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/341757-chipotle-ranch-dip-sauce-spread-andor-dressing.

1. NOTE; These can be individually frozen after cooling completely. Reheat in a 400 oven on a rack until just hot and crisp about 5 to 10 minutes..

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Find the recipe for our beef and cheese empanadas at Chatelaine.com.

HEAT a large non-stick frying pan over medium.

Brown ground beef and onion in the olive oil.

Empanadas, or beef turnovers, are discs of pastry packed with meat.